The Courier-Journal in Kentucky tries to learn about comics from Scott McCloud:
Q. Why are comics important for life?
A. They pack something down to its essence. Cartooning is really powerful, partially because the images in cartoons are a little bit like the way our memory works. Our memory works in a very symbolic way. We tend to remember faces and ideas as just a few symbolic images in our mind. Cartoons work that way. We’re more likely, with cartoon characters, to get inside their heads. They allow for our imaginations to fill in the blanks.
And Paul Gravett posts a 2003 audience discussion with Robert Crumb up on his blog:
AM: Are you interested in making your own animated films, on your own terms, or…
RC: ‘Bang!’ (gestures as if to shoot himself in the head). I’m not all interested in doing animation. It’s a whole other life’s work that you have to completely commit yourself to. I like working alone, just sitting in my corner, with my little pen scratching away.
